"Woah, we're halfway there, Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer" (This is a must read)
Channeling some much needed Ken-energy to make this a better Mojo Dojo Casa House (Substack) for everyone.
Hi,
Transparency and communication are key. Without your support, Film Daze wouldn’t have the revenue to operate. Before 2023 began we had a meeting on what we could improve or change . Afterward, we made our goals clear. Unfortunately, we came up short of our goals for the first half of the year. Furthermore, as a team of less than 5 with fulltime jobs/ school, it became harder to accept the increased amount of submissions all while having a quick turnaround on edits.
Last week we had a meeting on what needed to change for the team and what we owed to our paid subscribers and general supporters.
This is what is changing effective August 1st, 2023
We are all in on Substack. Every piece of writing we approve, edit, and publish will be with Substack in mind.
Substantial increase in overall pieces published. Before we were publishing 2-5 pieces a month of Substack. Our goal is now 3-4 per week on Substack, Max 15-16 pieces, and at least 4 exclusive paywall pieces for our Substack Subscribers. Paid subscriber pieces will be made free to read after 2-3 months. Expect to see more reviews for newly released films and new pieces centered around “Film Peaks” and “The Return”
We are bringing on at least two new editors to help get pieces out the door and into your inbox. More editors = quicker turnaround = less wait between new reads.
Our pay rate has increased across the board for edits and written work, with promises of another pay increase based on our paid subscribers by the end of the year.
Just to make sure everyone has been reading, we will be offering a special one-time paid subscription sale from September 1st thru September 8th. We are setting a date for the sale because we want to show that we are making a genuine change for our readers before they commit to a subscription.